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Historical Event on 8/17/1985

Rajiv Gandhi announces Punjab state elections in India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/2/1994Five die of pneumonic plague in Delhi. Surat toll rose to 47.
10/17/1949The Constituent Assembly of India adopted Article 370 of the Constitution making special provisions for J&K.
1/26/1876Railway route started between Mumbai and Calcutta.
4/15/1963Manoj Prabhakar, cricketer (Indian opening batsman & opening bowler), was born in Ghaziabad.
10/16/1990Dr. Nelson Mandela, conferred with 'Bharat Ratna', the highest civilian honour.
10/20/1752The grateful Wazir induced the emperor to make Badan Singh the 'Raja' with the title of Mahendra, and Suraj Mal the 'Mumar Bahadur' with the title of Rajendra.
4/1/2000Disinvestment not distress sell, says Prime Minister A. B. Vajpayee at a conference of chief executives of PSUs in New Delhi.
9/18/1992Andhra government's order of setting up 12 private medical colleges quashed by a full bench of the High Court.
6/5/1989Missile `Trishul' tested successfully.
3/27/1993Hari Singh from Haryana hijacks an IA plane, but surrender after 8 hours.